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The price of East West Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) closed at $114.45 in the last session, down -0.52% from day before closing price of $115.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. EWBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $116.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $114.37.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at EWBC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on December 16, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $133.
On September 25, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $139.
On September 10, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $124.Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Overweight rating on September 10, 2025, with a $124 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 19 ’25 when Oh Irene H sold 7,453 shares for $113.90 per share. The transaction valued at 848,897 led to the insider holds 85,714 shares of the business.
Oh Irene H bought 7,453 shares of EWBC for $848,895 on Dec 19 ’25. On Dec 17 ’25, another insider, Oh Irene H, who serves as the Chief Risk Officer of the company, sold 12,547 shares for $115.00 each. As a result, the insider received 1,442,905 and left with 93,167 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EWBC now has a Market Capitalization of 15773700096 and an Enterprise Value of 13881461760. As of this moment, East’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.396.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EWBC is 0.91, which has changed by 0.14443445 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EWBC has reached a high of $119.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.70%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, EWBC traded on average about 709.81K shares per day over the past 3-months and 642020 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 137.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 136.36M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.88% stake in the company. Shares short for EWBC as of 1767139200 were 3875801 with a Short Ratio of 5.46, compared to 1764288000 on 4216424. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3875801 and a Short% of Float of 3.19.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for EWBC is 2.40, which was 2.35 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0204259. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.32. The current Payout Ratio is 26.42% for EWBC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC) reflects the collective analysis of 15.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.44, with high estimates of $2.54 and low estimates of $2.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.75 and $9.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.51. EPS for the following year is $10.19, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $10.74 and $9.8.
Revenue Estimates
According to 11 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $746.61M. It ranges from a high estimate of $756.69M to a low estimate of $741M. As of. The current estimate, East West Bancorp, Inc’s year-ago sales were $675.79MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $740.72M. There is a high estimate of $752.85M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $732.43M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EWBC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.88B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.61BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.11B and the low estimate is $2.98B.
